By John Ernest Jos |Philippine Daily Inquirer

STORM Surge, by Natalio Gelisanga Alob Jr., Grand Prize in Sculpture

Artworks tackling social iniquity, spirituality, and hope and humanity amid adversity dominated the 30th Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) competition.

The Grand Prize in Oil On Canvas was shared by Wilbert Custodios Ang Paraiso Nagsisiksikan at Pinatong-patong and Sergo Bumatay IIIs The Extraordinary Manifestation of Something Undeniably Possible.

Custodios work is a stark landscape of poor mens shanties huddled together, a commentary on the artists main concern about poverty and homelessness.

Abustan comes from Kalibo, Aklan, and took up Fine Arts from Feati University.

Bumatays work tackles the the supernatural and life after death.

Bumatay said he tackled the issues after his father was given a second lease on life.

Bumatay is a Fine Arts graduate of University of Santo Tomas.

Special citation was given to Ronson Culibrina for La Laguna Estigia Interviente: Human Starvation, a critique on consumerism.

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Metrobank art and design winners tackle human hope amid adversity